No , according to the Gates website ( they make timing belts etc. ) the 3.0 liter V6 in a 1993 Mercury Villager ( is an interference engine )
The Villager is NOT an interference engine. This is straight from a guy who was engineering liaison between Ford and Nissan on this project. The catalogs that say it is are WRONG.
Yes, exactly the same.
There are ( 2 EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ) on your 1993 Mercury Villager 3.0 liter V6 engine
The cruise control computer module is located on the passenger's side of the engine compartment on a 1993 Mercury Villager.
Mercury Villager was created in 1993.
In spite of what you might have heard, the engine in the Villager is NOT an interference engine, and the valves will not be damaged if the belt breaks.The above answer is not correct when it comes to the 1999 model. The 3.0 L V6 in the 1993 to 1998 Villager is not an interference engine but, the 3.3 L V6 found in your 1999 Mercury Villager is definately an interference engine. If the belt breaks on the 3.3 L you will have engine damage. Replace the belt every 105,000 milesI do not believe you are correct. These engines differ only in bore, the stroke is the same. I have it directly from the man who was engineering liaison with Nissan on the Villager platform. Ford specified that this engine could not be interference. My own testing implies that this is not an interference engine.After some more research I am unsure and you may be right. It seems Ford may have redesigned the 3.3 L Nissan engine in the 1999 Villager so it would not be an interference engine. But Gates website lists it as an interference engine in it's newest application guide. So my recommendation is to not take any chances and just replace it every 105,000 miles.
According to one of Fords websites : For a 1993 Mercury Villager , 3.0 liter V6 engine : ( the spark plugs are gapped at .032 inch )
I was looking at one of Fords websites and it shows for the 3.0 liter V6 engine in a 1993 Mercury Villager : The spark plugs are gapped at ( .032 inch )
According to one of Fords websites : For the 3.0 liter V6 engine in a 1993 Mercury Villager : ( the spark plugs are gapped at .032 inch )
The engine in the Mercury Villager does not use a timing chain, it uses a timing belt. The recommended belt replacement interval is 105,000 miles.
the elictronic control sinsor at on a 93 mercury villager